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Friday, September 20, 2013

{Tea at Château Neercanne in the Carrière Poswick & Orangerie}

In MAASTRICHT, the capital of my Province of birth in THE NETHERLANDS, we had the XVth INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE SCIENCE AND CULTIVATION OF EDIBLE FUNGI. My husband had been lecturing many times for the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MUSHROOM SCIENCE. So for the Millennium year we decided to fly to The Netherlands for meeting with a lot of former colleagues and friends from around the world. Even though my husband had retired, he still liked to meet with them. BUT, not having to lecture himself, as all previous years, he too could join the Spouse Programme and thus we ended up together for Tea at Château Neercanne in Maastricht.

This Tea was given in the Carrière Poswick & Orangerie.

My husband is seated right in front of the waiter...

As you can read below, the Carrière Poswick and Orangerie is hewn into huge Roman marl caves as you clearly can see in this photo.

Dearest Mariette;Oh, you two must have had a wonderful time. Especially for your husband without any duty or tension. I wish I could see your beautiful birth country. Balcony of Netherlands; and I enjoyed the video very much(*^_^*) You look SO happy with you friend!

Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan to my dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

Dearest Miyako,Thank you for your kind comment. Oh, it was so very different for going there without the pressure of duty. We will cherish this meeting with special friends forever, even more so since we lost several of them shortly afterwards.Big hugs to you from the USA,Mariette

Dearest Suzi,Thanks for your kind words; indeed it turned out to be bittersweet for two of our friends whom we lost shortly afterwards.Memories are what count for us in order to move on and frame those special moments together, forever in our hearts.Hugs,Mariette

Dearest Marie-Thérèse,Thanks for your compliment! The scarf was matching with my silk blouse. Indeed, stylish enough for the location and casual enough for the day's cultural walk through the oldest city of The Netherlands.Yes, it is bittersweet for knowing this was our last time together...Hugs,Mariette

This is such a lovely place! It must have been so much fun to have tea time with your former colleagues and friends in this beautiful castle. I'm sorry this was the last time you saw your friend Judy. She got such lovely smile.

Dearest Tamago,This was a very special place and time. Maybe the reason that I only post it now is after several years have mellowed the loss of dear friends. It does hurt and once the raw emotions have kind of mellowed we can again look back at the fond memories together. Glad I have this lovely photo of hers. She was a fighter that's a fact.Hugs,Mariette

Dearest Julie,Thank you for your very kind comment and compliment! We did enjoy this special time of meeting former international colleagues and especially the nature walk through the Jekerdal valley!Hugs to you,Mariette

Dearest Dimi,We certainly did have a very good time! Going to The Netherlands is not an easy thing to do often. We have been there already 63 times... Age is also a factor.Enjoy your weekend.Hugs,Mariette

My dear friend Mariette:I believe that this congress must have been very interesting, what a lovely place to enjoy tea or coffee, and also the magnificent view. Beautiful memories that you keep in your heart and always nice to see it in pictures too.Hugs to you my dear friendLaura :)

Dearest friend Laura in Canada,Yes, these beautiful memories of a dear Canadian friend are precious. Together with the photos we keep them in our hearts. Proud also of the Province I was born and glad I could share that with you.Hugs to you,Mariette

Dearest Mariette,I'm your dreaming about your Pieter and your friends of all memories and it long time your hearts.I love to see with the international group with enjoyed your very nice TEA or coffer it sand very nice!Best to you and lots of love!Michiko

Dearest Michiko,Yes, friends will stay forever in our hearts and such photos will help keeping the beautiful memories alive.It was a very nice international group that enjoyed their coffee or tea.Hugs to you and enjoy your spring weekend.Mariette

What a lovely place to gather for tea surrounded by history and beauty.

It makes more sense to me to put a description above the photo so readers know what they are about to see rather than them seeing a photo with a description after. A magazine layout is certainly different than scrolling through a blog. Sometimes when I go to blogs who do the opposite, it's very confusing and I have to keep scrolling back up again to figure out what I am seeing. My brain obviously works different than some.

Dearest Tammy,In the Old World we often can find such historic buildings like this Château from the 17th Century. It makes a difference and especially for Americans where history is still so young.Sure in the text above a photo one can already mention and explain what they are about to see. But the detailed info that goes with the photo always comes below. In your case it was all about similar photos about the moon and it was hard to guess which one was taken in Amsterdam...Hope your Friday has been fabulous so far.Hugs,Mariette

Dearest Niki,Thanks for enjoying this. Compared to Greece's ancient history such a 17th Century Château is still considered young. But it is different. Maastricht used to be a Roman city and is the oldest city in The Netherlands.Hugs to you and happy weekend!Mariette

Dearest Mariette, This is such a lovely resort and such beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing your trip and I was so nice that Pieter could enjoy it on the other side of the dais this time.love to you, Ginger

Dearest Ginger,Thank you and yes, for Pieter it was very enjoyable this time without having to perform! Such historical 17th Century Châteaux are always interesting.Hugs to you and happy weekend.Mariette